Car-end assembly.



l. H. WElSBROD. CAR END'ASSEMBLY. APPLICATION man MAR.'31,1915.

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J-. H. WEISBROD.

CAR END ASSEMBLY. APPLICATION men MAR. 31,' 19.15.

- Patented May 23, me.

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OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, .ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY..

CAR-EN D ASSEMBLY.

. Specification ofl Letters Patent.

Patentes iiiay es, isis.

Application filed March 31, 1915. Serial No. 18,388.

To @ZZ 107mm t may concern: l

Be it known that I, JACOB H. Wnisnon, residing at 915 Olive street, St. Louis, Missouri, and being a citizen of the United Sta-tes, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-End Assembly, of which the following is' a full, clear, and eX- act description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and to use/the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which illustrate the preferred form ofthe invention, though it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to theexact details of construction shown and described, as it is obvious that various modifications thereof will occur to persons skilled in the art.

In said drawings: Figure 1 isl an end view of the upper portion of a box car, with a portion of the end plate out away, and showing the first carline next adjacent the end in elevation and the side plate vand angle connecting the end plate to said carline in section. `Fig. 2 is a section on line 2k2 of F ig. 5 looking toward the end showing the upper portion of the car. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one-half of the end plate looking from the inside of the car, it being understood that saidV end plate' is symmetrical. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a. corner of the car with the roof removed showing the end plate, first carline and the connections between them. Fig., 5 is a vertical sectional view, the section ,being taken through the center ofthe car. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail sectional view, the section being taken on line GGof Fig. 5, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow.

The object of the invention is to provide means primarily intended for reinforcing the ends of old box and stock cars, though it is to be understood that the invention is applicable also to new construction. Owing to violent buliing shocks, many such old cars are showing extreme weakness in their end construction and it is found necessary to reinforce the ends of such cars to retain them in service.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a simple and economical singleshcathed end construction applicable to box and stock cars, in which the sides are of the ordinary type, that is, with outer sheathing and innerlining.

The invention contemplates the eli1nination at the end of such cars of the old Wood pending.

V'nected b v means of bolts construction ordinarily consisting ofA end plates, end posts, braces, belt rails, cripple posts and outside sheathing, and substituting therefor a' steel end frame, preferablyfof commercially rolled sections, with a single thickness of end lining boards secured to the inner faces of such commercial sections.

The end plate of the piesentinvention, which is pf pressed steel, is formed in a channel shaped section provided with a deapron-like fia-nge and attached flanges for connection to end posts and corner posts. is relatively narrow car and tapers, gradually widening until it reaches its maximum width at the portion of said flange adaptedA to overlie the side plates of the car. As .the upper edge of the end plate is shaped to conform .to the inclination of the roof, it is evident that in pressing such end plate with relatively narrow top flange at its middle portion, the metal which is taken from the vertical web to shape it to the inclination of the roof will provide a top flange of gradually increasing width toward the end of the end plate, assuming that a rectangular plate is employed. This gradually increasing width in the top flange is utilized in the present invention rto provide a greater area of metal for the attachment of securing means hereinafter described in detail.

In order to provide proper anchoring means for the `and plate to the side frame of the car, angle shaped members are securely riveted to the 'top flange of suoli en d plate and are bolted to the side plate, being also secured, as hereinafter described, tothe first carline adjacent the end plate by suitable gusset connections. Near the longitudinal center of the vcar under the ridge pole, the end plate isalso securely connected to said first carline by means of a flat'bar.

The end plate is preferably formed from a single sheet of form, in which, in the drawings, l indicates the vertical web mum depth at its middle, flange inclined to the inclination of the roofl and .formed of minimum width at its middle portion, of gradually increasing'width at its eirds where the maximum width is attainefllijnlevlime the top flange overlaps the side plates 3 ofthe car with which it is cont which pass through the vertical flanges 5, depending The top flange of this end plate,

at the middle of the metal pressed into proper portion which is of maxi 2 indicates the top,

i eted thereto.

from and preferably formed integral with the top flange 2a of the end plate.

6-6 indicate angular members which may be either pressings or commercially'rolled angles which extend under ythe wide end portions 2a of the top flange 2 andare rivv Said angles extend at both sides.l of the car (though only one is shown in the drawings) parallel with the side plates, and as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, are bolted to said side plates by the bolts 4' and like bolts 4a extending along and through the vertical legs of the angles 6 and through the side plates at convenient intervals.

Extending transversely of the car, asbest shown in Figs. l and'5, is a carline 9, which may be of any suitable conformation in cross section, though in thepresent instance it is showii as of pressed [channel shape with outstanding upper flanges `10, the carline being suitably connected to j the side plates as is common'in car construction. Connecting the angle 6 with the top flange of the carlinev9 is a gusset platell secured by suitable rivets 12- and 13 with the outer upper flange of the carline 9 and with the horizontal leg 6a of the angle 6. Extending longitudinally of and below the ridge pole 15 is a rectangular plate 16 'which extends under the middle portion of the flange 2 vof the end plate where it is secured by. rivets 17 to said flange and said plate 16 extends as'best shown in Fig.v 4 to and under the nearer of the flanges 10fof carline 9 to which it is connected by suitable securingmeans, as, for

example, the rivet -18. The ridge pole 15 is likewise secured by bolts or other securing means 15a with one of the flangespl of the carline 9 and with the middle portion of the top flange 2 of the end plate, thereby additionally securing the end plate to said carline. The end of the vertical web 1 of the end plate is partly cut away and partly bent to form the flange 21 which is in alinement with the flange 5 before referred to, and like the flange 5 is bolted. to the side plate by means. of the bolts 4a. The -bottom of the vertical web 1 is bent toform the horizontal flange 20 andan apron 25 depending from the flange 20, both of uniform` widthv from end to end, and the apron lapping and 'illustrated nor will it be described. Se-k cured in any suitable manner at their bottom ends areintermediate posts 29 of Z- shape in cross section, the flanges 30 of which are connected by bolts 31 with the sheathing'26`before indicated.` The posts -29 extend upwardly to and are connected lwith the horizontal flange 20 of the end to the flange 25 also by means of rivets 35.v .Supplemental to the posts and in close proxinntyl to the corner posts, vertical rods -40 are provided, having heads l1 resting on the flan-ge 20 of the en`d plate, and the opposite yends of said rods are suitably anchored to any convenient part of the underframing of the car. i By means of the peculiar conformation of the end plate coperating with the angle 6, connection plate 16, gusset plate 11, connecting the angles 6 with the carline and the connection of the ridge pole before described, a very secure connection is afforded for the' end plate with the roof and side framing ofthe car. With the end plate securely fastenedJ as indicated, a rigid bearing is provided for the upper ends of the vertical posts 28 and 29 of the car ends, and

the whole structure is admirably adapted i to withstand shocks incident to shifting lading. Extending below the'roof members 5() and secured to the vertical web of the end plate by bolts 51 is an end facia board 52- which additionally braces the end plate.

VVllat` I claim is:

1. A car end comprising, in combination, end posts, sheathing, and an end plate of channel shape in cross section, said end plate being provided with a depending apron portion interposed between said posts and sheathing.

i' 2. Acar end comprising, in combination, end posts, sheathing, and an end plate of channel shape cross section, said end plate being provided with a `depending apron portion interposed between said posts and sheathing, and provided alsovwithvertical flanges adapted to lap and be connected with car framing members.

3.- In combination, corner posts, side plates, end posts intermediate said corner posts and a'channel shaped end plate in part vertically above said end posts and .provided with vertical flanges lapping and being secured to said corner posts and side plate.

4. In combination, side plates, corner posts, end posts, a roof carline, a relatively channel shaped end plate having flanges secured to said side plates and flanges secured to said end posts, and angular members conpecting said end plate, side plate and carme. f

5. In combination, a reinforcedV car end portioncomprising parts of side plates, a carline connecting said side plates; corner posts, end posts, a relatively channel shaped L, A nis'eee end plate connected with said posts and with the side plates; connecting members extendingparallel with and being secured to said side plates and means securing said connecting members with the end plate and earline.

6. In combination, side plates, corner posts, a carline, an end plate provided With lianges connected to said side plate and connecting members lapping said end plate, thence extending parallel With said side plate and being connected, rigidly with said end plate, side plates and carline.

7. In combination, side plates, corner posts, a carline, an end plate provided with flanges connected to said side plate and corner posts and connecting members lapping said end plate, thence extending parallel -with said side plate and being connected rigidly with said endplate, side plates and carline. f

8. A-car end comprising, in combination, end posts, sheathing, an end plate of channel shape-in cross section, said end plate being provided'with a horizontal bottom flange and a depending apron portion interposed said corner posts and side plete, a carline connecting said side plates and short members rigidly secured to end portions and intei-mediate portions of said end plate and carline, thereby connecting the carline and end plate.

In witness whereof .I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of tivo Witnesses.

JACOB H. VVEISBROD. Witnesses:

OSCAR HooHBERG, RODNEY BEDnLL.

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